Research & Insights Lead

Research & Insights Lead

Job Title: Research & Insights Lead

Location: London

Role Type: Permanent, Full Time

Reports to: Head of Strategy & Insights

About Relevent Football Partners

Relevent Football Partners (RFP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Relevent, purpose-built to commercialise the UEFA men's club competitions globally. An independent entity, RFP is tasked with providing UC3 - the joint venture between UEFA and European Football Clubs (EFC) - strategic and sales support in the worldwide marketing and sale of media, sponsorship, and licensing rights for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League, and the UEFA Futsal Champions League.

Following the UC3 tender process, Relevent Football Partners was awarded the commercial rights to the UEFA men's club competitions (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) on a global basis for the 2027 to 2033 cycle.

As such, Relevent Football Partners is now seeking to build a truly world class business focused on the monetisation of these commercial rights.

Position Summary

The Research & Insights Lead is a key member of the Sponsorship & Licensing team, responsible for delivering high-quality research, analysis, and actionable insights to support commercial objectives related to one of the most valuable and high-profile sports properties in the world. This role oversees the collation, production, and regular delivery of partner reports, ad hoc research requests, and sales materials, ensuring accuracy and relevance at every stage.

In addition, the Research & Insights Lead will manage all research systems, databases, tools, and modules, maintaining best-in-class standards and processes. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, this role ensures that data-driven insights underpin strategic decision-making and partnership success, helping shape the future of world-class football competitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Head of Strategy & Insights to evolve a best in class research programme that provides clients, stakeholders and partners with industry leading commercial market analysis, services & insights.
• Key point of contact across the Sponsorship and Licensing team regarding research and insights.
• Work closely with UEFA and UC3 to deliver and continually evolve a 360 research programme around the UEFA Men's Club competitions, providing data and insights to partners.
• Provide regular reporting to all UEFA Men's Club Competition partners to assist, measure and value the partners investments an support of the competition.
• Ensure the accuracy and quality of data, from both a receipt and delivery perspective, is of the highest quality.
• Interpret and articulate complex concepts to a diverse and varied audience.
• Craft sales narratives through data and insights to support sponsorship discussions.
• Provide research that reinforces the relevance and benefits of UEFA Men's Club Competitions to specific product categories and brands.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement across market research and commercial insights.
• Directly oversee the Research & Insights team, providing coaching, guidance, and performance feedback, and set a high performance culture.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in a senior research and insights role within brand/sports marketing and sponsorship
• A clear understanding of the evolving sports marketing landscape
• Passionate understanding and appreciation regarding the power of data and its influence
• Ability to review, interpret, and synthesise data from multiple market research sources
• Highly proficient in turning complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Experience working with sponsorship evaluation, audience reporting and market research data
• Strong data and statistical analysis skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint essential)
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, leadership & team development skills
• Highly proactive, solution-oriented approach in fast-paced environments
• Fluent English required; additional languages an advantage

Why Join Us

At Relevent Football Partners, you'll be part of a passionate, global team committed to shaping the future of football in innovative and impactful ways. We offer a collaborative culture, exciting growth opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference in one of the world's most beloved sports.